Smoker&#39;s article



March 26, 1940. s, CARLSQN 2,195,201

SMOKER S ART ICLE Filed Aug. 13, 1938 v V 4 V INVENTOR ATTORNEYS Patented Mar. 1940 i I s' vronnns ARTICLE 1- I S. :Carlson, New York, N. assignor. of onehalf to Harris Humason, New Canaan,

Application August 13,1938, Serial No. 224,657

Y roiaims. (o1-.131 '-20s smokers pipe constructed in accordance with.

the invention;

Figure 2is a sectional VifiW (enlarged) taken on the line 22 of Figure l; I

Figure 3 is a detail view'in side elevation of one of the parts removed;

Figure 4 is a sectional View (enlarged) taken on the line 4-4! of Figure 3;

a modification; I

Figure 6 is a view in elevation of a modification';

Figure 7 is a plan View of the same; 7 Figures 8 and 9 are sectional views taken, respectively, oh the'lines 8-8, 9-9, .of Figure 6; Figure 10 is a perspective View of a package of papers for use in the pipe; and

Figure 11 is a side view of the same.

Referring to the drawing,,and more particularly Figures 1 to i, a smokers pipe is illustrated, comprising a bowl it, a tubular stem is and a bit on mouth piece 57. Thebit has an end portion 58 of reduced diameter which fits in the pipe stern in the usual manner.

The invention in its entirety includes a holder for a roll of paper carried by the bitor mouth piece. Although capable of various constructions, in the embodiment illustrated in. Figures 1-4 as an examplathe holder comprises a spring clip unit for grasping the edge of a piece of paper. This clip unit comprises two parallel pieces 2!), 2! of flat wire stock crimped asappears in Figures 1 and 3. At one end, the wires have oppositely disposed reverse bends 22, 23 and't'erminate in arcuate portions 26, 25. The two parts of the holder are held together by a ring ilfiiorced over arcuate ends E i, 25. So as 'sembled, the latter parts form a short tube which is inserted, with a friction fit, in the bore of the pipe bit l'l. At the forward end, the two wires 20, 2! are'turned outwardly to provide oppositely extending ends 21, 28.

The two wires 20, 2| constitute a spring clip,

Figure 5 is a View similar toF-ig ure 3 showing their inherent resiliency tending to hold them closed, i. chin parallel relation. and, if nothing intervenes, in substantial contact-J: They may, however, becpened manually in the'manner of a pair of jaws. When it is desired to assemble a roll of paper with the holder, tor the purposes hereinafter referred to, .the clip elements are forced apart and open in the manner of a pair of jaws. :This permits the edge. of a small sheet of paper 3K to be. inserted between them. Upon 3 release of the opened clipflinembers they. spring gripthe edge of, the paper (Fig- .ureS). 'p

together and T r FliCYQEY Then the paper is rolled up around the clip-" members into a fairly tight spiral. The end. of

' the holder is then or previously inserted in the mouth piece H and the assemblyis inserted into the tubular pipe stern It, the user holding I the'paper spiral against unwinding during such insertion. Upon such assembly and upon release of the paper, the latter unrolls'or unwinds into some such position as shown in Figures 1' and 2, looselyfilling the stern boreradially and contacting to a greater or. less extent the wall of the bore. 1

The paper is preferably absorbent in nature and may be medicated if. desired. As shown, the

paper sheet is provided with aseries of perforations 3| to facilitate penetration of the smoke.

The Width of the paper sheetis such as to fit between clip ends'Zl, 26 and reverse bends 22, 23,.whereby these elements serve as stops or When the bit and holder ass'emblyremoved I from the pipe stem, the paper wipes' 'against the wall of the stem bore and cleaning action. w i At any time desired, the soiled paper may be removed and a clean piece substituted. InFigw pres l0 and 11 isillustrated a convenient pack age of papers which may readily be carried in the users pocket. This package comprises a backing 33, one end of which is folded up over the end of. a pack of paper sheets to form a base 34. A staple is passed throughthe base, the sheets thus effects a steinand the main backing. The sheets are perforated or scored adjacent the base 33, as at 36, whereby a sheet may be readily torn off as required. The

other end ofthe backing 33 extends beyond the pack. of" sheets, as appears in Figure .110, When the package is folded upon itself, as in Figure 11, this extension is tucked under the base 34 to hold the packageclosed.

Figure illustrate's a modification in which the clip elements 40, M are straight instead of crimped; To prevent undue separation of the clip elements, they aregrasped by a clip 42.

Figures 6-8 illustrates. further modification. The clip elements 44, 25 are crimped as in the construction of Figures liand have outwardly turned ends 46, 41 like ends 21, 28. At the other end, the clip elements have oppositely disposed bends, formingjshoulclers 48, 49-, and parallel portions 59, 5!; The latterterminate in half rings 52, 53 which snap into an annular groove 54 formed in'the end of mouth piece 55. The clip elements are held against separation, except for the jaw-like opening to receive the sheet of cigarette holders, the latter receiving the holder and its paper inthe manner of the tubular pipe stem. What is claimed is:

1. A holder for a smokers article comprising a pair of spring clipelements for grasping the edge of a sheet of paper and about which said paper may be rolled up, said clip elements hav ing oppositely disposed shoulders. for confining the paper roll axially.

2. A device for use in smokers articles comprising a connection portion for insertion in a tubular element of such article, and two clip-like elements for grasping the edge of a piece of paper and about which said paper may be rolled, said device having ashoulder between said connection portion and said clip-like elements.

3. A device for use in smokers articles comprising aconnection portion for insertion in a tubular element of such article, and two clip-like elements for grasping the edge of a piece of paper and about which saidIpap-er may be rolled, said device having a shoulderbetween said connection portion and said clip-like elements, and one of said clip-like elements having. a shoulder at its may be rolled, said device having a shoulder between said connection portion and said clip-like elements.

AXEL S. CARLSON. 

